Movies starring Sylvia Syms

The Birthday Present (1957)

100 mins     Drama      

Movie Review - The Birthday Present (1957) Tony Britton stars as Simon Scott, a salesman who ends up doing time when he tries to smuggle a watch past customs as a present for his wife Jean (Sylvia Syms)...

The Moonraker (1958)

82 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

The Moonraker: George Baker stars as the Earl of Dawlish, aka The Moonraker who comes face to face with Anne Wyndham (Sylvia Syms) the fiancee on one of Cromwell's head men...

Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

129 mins     Adventure , Drama, War      

I think it was back in 2000 when I first watched "Ice Cold in Alex" and for a movie which then was over 40 years old I was impressed. Yet since then I have watched it a few times and each time I am not only equally as impress...

Expresso Bongo (1959)

111 mins     Drama, Musical      

"Expresso Bongo" is billed as Cliff Richard's first starring role and to be honest he does more in the movie than what he did in his previous and first movie "Serious Charge". But in reality "Expresso Bongo" belongs to Lauren...

Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)

113 mins     Drama, War      

Conspiracy of Hearts (1960) Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms and Yvonne Mitchell star as nuns who help Jewish children escape from a concentration camp during WWII...

Victim (1961)

90 mins     Crime, Drama      

How do you judge "Victim" when watched now over 50 years after it was released? I ask because "Victim" is historically a very significant movie because of it being a movie which tackles the subject of homosexuality at a time ...

East of Sudan (1964)

85 mins     Adventure , Drama, Romance      

Oh dear, within minutes of "East of Sudan" starting I had a sinking feeling as I realised I had seen the opening action footage before yet had never watched this movie. You may be saying what? But here is a movie which uses f...

Operation Crossbow (1965)

115 mins     Action , Drama, War      

When it comes to war movies I put "Operation Crossbow" in a group called interesting more than entertaining. The interest comes from the fact that not only was it based on the real mission "Crossbow" but certain elements have...

The Desperados (1969)

91 mins     Western      

"The Desperados" is the sort of western you find yourself becoming immersed in but finding yourself thinking what could be better about it. It all starts with what feels like a typical western tragedy; the outlaw who left his...

Run Wild, Run Free (1969)

100 mins     Drama, Family      

To those who watched "Run Wild, Run Free" back in 1969 and have fond memories of this drama about a mute child and the white horse he loved I say lucky you as this definitely has that feel of a nostalgic childhood memory abou...

Asylum (1972)

88 mins     Horror      

Asylum: a doctor attends a job interview at an asylum where he must interview and assess the stories of four patients...

Shirley Valentine (1989)

108 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I never watched "Shirley Valentine" when it first came out in 1989; a movie adapted from a play featuring a middle aged woman discussing her re-awakening was definitely not my sort of thing at the age of 17. And in a way it's...

What a Girl Wants (2003)

105 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Despite being an adaptation of William Douglas-Home's play "The Reluctant Debutante", "What a Girl Wants" fits solidly into the genre of fun, charming, obvious, fairytale not too un-similar to the likes of "The Princes Diarie...

The Poseidon Adventure (2005)

174 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

Whilst I am sure that many will have heard of the classic 1972 disaster movie "The Poseidon Adventure" and maybe heard of the 2006 remake "Poseidon", I wonder how many will have heard of the 2005 TV movie "The Poseidon Advent...

The Queen (2006)

103 mins     Biography, Drama      

It is because of having such little memory of the events of that week I watched "The Queen" both with a keen interest but also with a sense of not wanting to be reminded of those days. And it has to be said that "The Queen" i...

Is Anybody There? (2008)

94 mins     Drama      

Is Anybody There? Michael Caine stars as an old magician forced to live inan old people's home where he meets a boy obsessed with death...